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gaHHi UBiqnBy Ste Many jKyifflODB b Past Two Years ,-pm»0«« Many ' fiab Of , t aimcmouiy ot flra bnslnata l^jSnKien wltirfn^ ItJJ flmis to '’Sii typ«* ^ senricea a:id i» emptoybig anntod SO people. .CITY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY CO. a ^ StfwicM SQulpment and Supply ^ ^ 90mGwe Company la located on the old ^ ton platform between East DeKalb and Bast Rntledge. Tbe firm deals in all typ^ of bnUdlng materials and snppliss. The firm began (deration to No* vember, 1145. and at the proasnt Is under the management of Prod Thomas. The firm employs two people. L. I. QUION FLOUR AND FEED DIVISION The L. L Onion a CSompany ope* rates a wholesale iobbewi dhrlskm which deals to flonr and feeds. This dlTlsioa of the Qulon oompany came into being to Jium^ IMT, and is housed to offices acroas from the city offices on Bast Rathidge htreet digfs Team Is mana^ of this dhrlsion which operatea daltrary trucks which cotst IS oouatiCa to the state. The fhrm employs two people to the offleea. PALMED ^RAQE The Palmetto Oarage was open* street. At the praent time the firm ed by Uie Gnkm company to March. 1S4T, oa South Market glUctt of the constmctton! street D. O. Bowers is Ip eharge loeat^ at 10S4 Broad of this dhrislon. The garage em* ■ tsuckinq company "Ji« Trucking Company In Septamhar. ^ iA k^dQuartgra ow the coo* Kf titlsifa and Market atraato K iSSeM Is msMipw and tfpinys MX peopla, * hag four tmcka dotoS ‘•gSce moTlng and haaltog PfS^nsed in connection kahw Oa*®® Intereata. ulON CONSTRUCTIOII CO. Construction dbmpany of the largest and iT ^ construction eoutp* the sUte. TWa 9”® r^rstkm in September, 1S4f, lETtype of road buildtog and dam construction P/tf other similar typaa ad THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE. CAMQEN, EOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. EEFTEMEER 8. 1^7 ploys four people and doaa all type <rf geaeral r^atr vock oa sntonKddles aad tracks. QUION FILLING STATION Tke filling station ea the corner of Ratlgdge and Market streets be gan opetotion under the Onion coas- paw^ February of 1M7. TU ata* tkna carries a complete line of Shell products. The statlim la mawagad hy John Linder and emidoys two people Antioch School Opens S^t 3 The board of truatees through Supt. B. B. Urtogaton annovnoe the opening of Antioch school Mon* day, September 18, at • o*eloek. Bus Bchednlea ahd routes will be as uauaL Camden In "Bug TownTInLaJte Afiernoone With the **nat seastm” here, Camden has literally been a ‘‘bog town or nat town** to the late aftet^ notms aad erenings durtog the last week. Thonsanda upon thownds of tiny white nets seem to come from nowhere to fill the ahr, corer- ing wtodMil^ds. window and porch screens, and to general make life nacomfortabie for Camdra citl PAGE THREE FRANK’S DRUG STORE ★ ★ ★ %We Congratulate All NEW FIRMS Who Huve Joined Us In Making Ker shaw County Our Business Home, • * ^ ★ ★ ★ Support your Junior Chamber of Commer^ hy attending KERSHAW COUNTY NIGHT CAMDEN and KERSHAW COUNTY-^ mA Good Plaee To Wgrk •A Good Place To Lhe ★ ★ ★ We eongraUdate all of the many NEW BUSINESS FIRMS and wMthym success in their business. ★ ★ At CITY LAUNDKY & CAMDEN DEY CtEANW '■r.r Phone 17 Street Edward 1h(«q^ Mns Award At Music School Edward Thompson, son of .Mrs. J W. Thompson, haa returned home after spending eight weeks at Deerwood Adirondack music center on Up^jpwr Saranac Lake, N, Y. This summer the school wss filled to cagaclty with 175 students from 10 states. Arthur Rodxinsii was musical adTlsor to tke school. Vlsdimir Padwa, of the first pbmo quarteL who had recently Joined the Deer- vrood facolty, conducted a mastar tm tor thu adnoaoed ^mo stu* deetOr- The Deerwood choir of 160 roioes directed by Sherwood Kales gars weekly concerts at Harriet’s town haU la Saranac Lake in conjunction with tke Adirondack Symitoony or* eheetra. August 81, an outstanding pro* gram of maale eUmaxed tk# seriea of Mgkt ooBcerts which wmre pre- •anted bslora A raeord attendanoe. The thrae soloists tor the occa* sioB were Mary Oarnett Poarch. soprano; Darii Rudd, base, and Edward Tkompami. baritone. At tha cloalng exercise of Deer- woo^ Bdward was presented with a medal giren by the school to the student to the senior dlrlsion mak ing the most schieTement in music for the school term. He will resume hi sstudiea at the TJnlrersity of South Carolina when fall classes begin this month Professor Quits Fishing-^Raises Large Peanuts Prof. C. T. Baldwta, Camden high school princlpaL has giren up fishing, his belored pastime, to raise' peanuts. Prof. Baldwin was kind enough to bring us some hott ed this week, and being the Is^ireet nuts we hare seen we measured one from curiocity. This “goober" measured two and a quarter inches to Isngth. with a circumference of three taches. Professor explained that the fish weren’t biting, so he started raising peanuts Instead of fishing. PLANNINQ BOARD HAS (Continned from page one) Rbllicha^Mahoi^ Motor Has Kaiser Naiioi^ ‘FVazer^ Houaod In N«w Modorn BuUdmc Om East RntMfo The Meliichamp-Mahoney Motors offers sales and serrices for Kalaer-Fraser automobttss aad Is Co. les Agency Here owned and operated by L. R. Metti- champ and Dallas J. Mahoney Sr. Located in a new building on East Rutledge street, this conc«m em ploys 11 people. Mr. Mellichamp serred in the Marine Corps before coming to Camden,. while Mr. Mahoney was connected with the city polico de- partment for a number of yean. The motor company operates a modern up-to-date swrlce depart ment as well as a sales dlTlsion. The firm was actlyated on January 28, 1147. At the present time there are three reterans taking training at this firm under the O. L Bill of Rights. DriYB Carolvlljr—3ay« a lifa a hand imall of the industrial development but K hat assist* sd many of the new industries from the time they bcesme in terested until production began. "Let us take a theoretical ex ample of how the board functions. Through our advertising and pub licity programs, we receive to* riniries about locations in the state. We present to the prospect all avattaUe data on labw snpptr. re* sources, power, water, transporta- tkm, taxes, baildtogs. sites aad aay oUier taMMrmaCioit tkk prospeet fe- gtflres. "It is against the policy of tboj board to pl^ a specific site for prospective industry. Ordinarily several conununttlse pessess all the necessary gaaUfieatleaa for aa industry and tke ftaal okoioe is left to tke industry tevittved. fVsqaeat- y the prospect Inspeets several sites and tovestigatsa oarefally local atUtndas and local eondltiOBS before maktag tha final deelskm." Nr. Csopsr said that the board' s careful to dlseoorage tedas- M that were eoasldsiad aado* slrable. It la carefaL also, to do netktag that would dianipt propsr existlnt relatiOBshlps. "It is ear praotiee to consider oar established manatoctarers aad to do nothing which would ho kara* fal to them." ttreesiag the ImpeHaaee ef leeal work and Heal eeepem* tiofi. he saM that the beard en- eeuraged ths ootnmuiilty to takh atoek ef Itoelf, to de termine Its labor supply, to iavestlgato Ito natural ssurtes aad to aauartMa the types ef ladusiry for which R le fitted end thooe typeo which are net suited. "An indastiT may be' wMaited for ons commnnlty hvl at aaotkf iooaUty to the atate tke oeadiHoas may be IdeeL All oaa profto through proper tocatfoa. "tt eheuld always be borne in mind that any plant which leeatco In any OmM® Carolina community really helpo an. scctione ef the atoto. A nsw plant at Camden benefits, Charleston and QrssnvtQs Just as a nsw facotry at Orange burg >• ot Indireet benefit to Andetaon cr Camden or Rook HIIL "It Is particularly Important for communities to asaame aa obUgSi* tloa to work with todastry aad to keep It happy after tt haa been m- tabUabed and Is opsrattof." DEFENSE AND VICTORY-— (Conttoned from page one) Iftt aad Decembm 7, IMl, World War Victory —d»U to vtos betwesB tke period of bar 7. IMi. aad Pto«mkar tt lf48: Myron W. Tapper, ReNsM: Oeorge Kecoan. latoot* Lewis Miade. mm H. Orady Moore aad Rfnlwd Cels. Camden. The lellowtai reeelvad the World Wkr 'Victory medal: Rev. O. F. Moatganeery, Mrs. CHhd# W. Bi den, Joseph W. JeMkhm. Bngh P. Mattkewn, Barney O. Oertor, Wm Naaey C. Tapper. Cbailee P. Loriek. Jr.. John C. Bliiclalf. Gtarenee E. CihHetmaa and Caleb O. ICoraegay. ▼otorgas who are onnlifled to nr oelve either or both of theee awarde. dhoald contoet the Oolam- hla. a C.. Army Reentfttag OCfioeA Upon preeeatatloa of a dieebarge{ ete.. arraafeaMniB «W to pr^totoloa of Mto toMlili by THE HOFFER COMPANY Jewelers and Optometrists CAMDEN, S. C ■ ■' M " "Wm 'Vt COMPUMENTS OF J. C. PENNEY COMPANY OUR YOUNG ENTERPRISES and Working for a BETTER Community • • • **It P,y, To Shop At P—uioy*, f 7fc jiii 11 f.-r , i WE WELCOME THE NEW BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS that ham come to Camden And Kerehaw Countit Recently F « and hope your business venture will be a successful one. We Csngmtulate the Camden Jaycees on ihdf efforts to honor theoe newcomers tomghty Fridayp SspL 5, , 'jtffi-*:- • t-A, '-r'" * ■- U.p A mB m I •